Dyeing apparatus.



J. BENOSCH.

DYBING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED Dnu,1a,1913.

1, l 20,644, Patented Dec. 8, 1914.

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WITNESSES INI/ENTOR J. BENOSCH.

DYEING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED m0131913.

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UNTTFD STATES PATENT OFFTCE.

JOSEPH BENOSCH, OF AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO KLAUDER-WELDONDYEING- MACHINE COMPANY, OF AMSTERDAIM, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF N EWYORK.

DYEING APPARATUS.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dee. e, 1914.

Application led December 13, 1913. Serial No. 806,372.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOSEPH BENosCH, a citizenof the United States, residing at Amsterdam, in the county of Montgomeryand State of New York, have invented cer tain new and usefulImprovements in Dyeing Apparatus, of which the following is a full,clear, and exact description, such as will enable `others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to dyeing apparatus.

@ne of the objects thereof isk to provide simple and practical apparatusof the` above type in which the parts are conveniently manipulated inloading and unloading the machine.

Another object is to provide reliable and effective apparatus forlocking supporting members in operative position.

Another object is to reduce the number of springs in apparatus of theabove type without sacrificing security of position of the parts or easeof manipulation.

Other objects will bein part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe application of which will be indicated in the following claims.

Tn the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of various possibleembodiments of this machine, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a carryingmember and associated parts; Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing a pairof carrying members mounted upon their shaft; Fig. 3 is a verticalsection of a portion of a carrying member' with the locking devicesclosed; Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the parts shown `in Fig. 3 withthe locking devices open; Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of anotherportion of the carrying member; Fig. 6 is a sectional view takensubstantially along the line fvof Fig. 5; and Fig'. 7 is a sectionalview taken substantially along the line y-g/ of Fig. l showing the partsupon a larger scale.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

Referring now to Fig. 2 of the drawings,

there is shown a supporting shaft 1 upon i which are mounted thecarrying members or spiders 2 and 3. Upon the members 2 are a series ofsockets or cups l1 which are rotatable as by means of the star wheelsdiagrammatically indicated at 5. These sockets are of squaredconformation to fit the supporting sticks 6, the free ends of which areprovided with a rounded extension 7 resting within round sockets S andcorresponding openings passing through the spider 3. These sticks 6 aremounted at equal distances from shaft 1 about the circumference of therotary carrying members 2 and 3. Upon the side of the carrier 3 awayfrom the sticks there are slidably mounted a plurality of locking slides9, as indicated in Fig. 1 of the drawings. These locking slides, moreclearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, are provided with openings which in oneposition of the slide exactly register with the cups 8 and permit thesticks 6 to be moved longitudinally to such an extent as to releasetheir squared ends from the cups f1. If the slide, however, which isfitted between guides 10 and the flange 11 be moved into the positionshown in Fig. 3 of the dra-wings it closes the ends of these openingsand holds the sticks 6 against longitudinal movement, thus lockingthemin operative position. The slide is securely held against lateralmovement by means of the projecting lugs 12 fitting in slots 13 in theflange 11 and is held in its locking or releasing position by means of aset screw 1i which passes through a slot and is tapped within a portionof the slide. About the inner portion of the carriers 2 and 3, isanother set of supporting sticks 15. The locus of the centers of thesticks of this set lies in a path substantially concentric with theshaft, and one end of each stick is journaled in a cup 16, as shown inFig. 2 of the drawings. The remaining ends of these sticks rest in cups17, upon the member 3, and there are provided in the latter member,openings 18 registering with these cups and permitting a movement,unless otherwise prevented such as will release the ends from cups 16and allow the removal of the sticks. Mounted upon the outer surface ofthe annular member 19 on which the cups 17 are formed is an oscillatingring 20 which is guided by flanges 21 and held in position as by therivet head' 22g This slidefZO may be oscillated to a slight extent aboutthe aXis of shaft, 1 so as to bring the openings 23 thereinA out ofregister with the openings 1.8 and thus lock the sticks 15 in operativeposition in a manner analogous to that in which the outer sticks 6 aresecured. The ring 2Q isiv manipulated by.muis of a projecting handle 24which isprovided with a lperforation 25 coacting withisimilar`periorations 26 in a locking plate 27 whereby the handle may/belockedby -a pin in either of its eX- treme Vp0siticns,-.the latterbeinglimited by meansoi the slot-28 coacting with the rivet head- 22.; This Aring extends -entirely about the-annular member I19, but it will benoted that-the outerlockingslides each ycoact with al set; Orl-group ofsticks, ve oi"- these sticks being shown in this illustrative embodi- -1It isto bev understood that the term locking 2,- or its equivalent, isused throughout in abroad-sense as denoting any securing action bywhichthe parts thus defined are held infposition.A f l f.

-V In the use of thisapparatus the pairs of sticks are inserted one pairat a time in the machina-the inner stick being'first placed in sockets16 andl?, and thev corresponding outer stick havingfits end first thrustwithin socket 8 then moved -longitudinally to per- `it to bei 'setwithin 'the corresponding socket 4l. When a group of these outersticksis thus placed in position, a correspondinglocking slide is movedinto its operative position, 'shown-in F ig. 3,- andthe stickswarethusheldA against longitudinal movementv and cannot Abecome displaced inuse, the1locking slide being gripped against thel flange llby the screw14. The machine is thus filled, and when all', ofthe inner sticksare inpositionthe handle 24 is moved to displace the. openings in ring 20 withrespect tothe openings 18 and thus lock the inner sticks.- It-will--thusbe seen that both 4sets of sticks. are :securely held in position andthe kuse of springs Vdone 'away with, and that .the easeoff loading andunloading the machinel is much enhanced andsthe actual time requiredorsuch action reduced.

f1. As manyfchanges @could be made in the above construction .and manyapparently widely different embodiments of this invention:l could bemade without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that allmatter vcontained in.v the above description or shown f inv theaccompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

`Having described my invention, what I claim` as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

l. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, a rotary supportingstick, means for supporting one end of said stick, a member .in whichtheother end of said stickA stick having one end resting in said member, aslide upon said carrying Vvmember adapted to lock said stick inoperative position,;.and means adapted to secure said slide in lockingposition.

fl. In dyeing apparatus or the'like, in combination, a carrying member,a kpluralityof supporting sticks having their ends supported by saidmember, `and .means upon said carrying member adapted simultaneously tolock said sticks in operative posif 5. In dyeing apparatus or the like,in combination, a pair of rotary carrying members, a plurality ofsupporting sticks betweenl said members and carried by the outerportions ofsaid members, and means adapted to lock and release saidsticks in groups. o v6. In dyeingapparatus or the like, incombination, apair of rotary carrying members, a plurality of! supporting sticks,between said members and carried by the outer portions of said members,and a plurality of locking devices upon one of said members, each ofwhich is adapted to simultaneously lock aplurality ofV said sticks inoperative positions. V a.; i4 ,e

7. In dyeing apparatus or. the.like,incom bination,;a pair of rotarycarrying members, a :pluralityofrotary supporting sticks be.- tween saidmembers, eachof said sticks having one end mounted upon one of saidmemibers andthe other end adapted to be moved longitudinally within theother .of said meinbers, and ay slide upon said last Vmember adapted tobe. moved into a position to prevent longitudinal motion of saidgsticks.

8. In dyeing apparatus or the like,in combinatioma pair of rotarycarrying members, a pluralityof rotary supporting sticks, each of whichhas one end resting within asocket upon one of said supportingmembersand ythe other end slidably tted in an .opening extending transverselythrough theothenfof said carrying members, and a slide upon the side ofsaid last member away from said sticks mounted for movementinto`alterna;- tive positions, in one of which itwillpermit said sticks to bemoved longitudinally torrelease their ends from saidsocketslan'd inthelll) other of which it will prevent said movement. f

the locus of the centers of each set lying in a path substantiallyconcentric with the aXis thereof, and separate means respectivelyadapted to simultaneously lock a plurality of sticks of each set.

l0. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, a pair of rotarycarrying members, a plurality of rotary sticks mounted between andsupported by said members intermediate their axis and circumferentialportions, means upon one of said members adapted to receive and journalone end of each of said sticks, means upon the other of said membersadapted to receive the other ends of said sticks and permit them to beslid out of engagement with said first member, and a slide extendingabout the side of said last carrying member away from said sticks andmounted for movement into a position in which it Will lock all of saidsticks in operative position.

1l. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, means forsupporting one end of a yarn stick, a member in which the other end ofsaid stick rests, and means adapted to lock said stick in operativeposition comprising a member beyond Which the end of the stick may passwhen introduced and adapted to lie transversely opposite the end of thestick When in locking position.

12. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, a pair of revolublestick-supporting members, and means adapted to lock a stick in operativeposition therein, comprising a movable member beyond which the end ofthe stick may pass When introduced and adapted to lie transverselyopposite the end of the stick When in locln'ng position.

13. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, a pair of revolublestick-supporting members, and means adapted to lock a stick in operativevposition therein, com-` prising an arcuate member beyond Which the endof the stick may pass when introduced and adapted to lie transverselyopposite the end of the stick when in locking position.

14. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, a pair of revolublestick-supporting members, and means adapted to lock a stick in operativeposition therein, comprising a movable member beyond Which the end ofthe stick may pass When introduced and adapted to lie transverselyopposite the end of the stick When in locking position.

l5. In dyeing apparatus or the like, in combination, a pair of revolublestick-supporting members, and means adapted to lock a stick in operativeposition therein, comprising an arcuate movable member beyond which theend of the stick may pass when introduced and adapted to lie beyond theplane of the end of the stick When in locking position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in the presence of tWoWitnesses.

JOSEPH BENOSCH.

Vitnesses:

NELLIE A. GREEN, ELIZABETH P. LOEFFLER.

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Washington, D. C.

